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president obama marking veteran's deleing a reith at the tomb of the unknown. the commander-in-chief paying tribute to the sacrifices of those who fought for our country's freedom the wreath is remember every service member who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. we'll get you back to huckabee. >> it is it approaching. and the president addressed the looming economic problem in the what the white whit called middle class americans. it is it the notable quotable companies of the week. >> i want to be clear. i am not wedded to every detail of the plan. i am hope to compromise and new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. >> let me translate a couple of things for you a democrat use the term balance he means taxes when a democrat uses term investment, he means spending. the president said we need investments and spend more money and we don't have any money. we are going to make investments and when we need to do it with a balanced approach, that means it is it a gut punch to the tax
president obama marking veteran's deleing a reith at the tomb of the unknown. the commander-in-chief paying tribute to the sacrifices of those who fought for our country's freedom the wreath is remember every service member who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. we'll get you back to huckabee. >> it is it approaching. and the president addressed the looming economic problem in the what the white whit called middle class americans. it is it the notable quotable companies of the...
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. >>> president barack obama is expected to urge congress to work with him to avoid the fiscal cliff. and plunge our economy back into a recession. >> the country's unemployment rate could be 9% within a year a they don't do something. ko im is live from capitol hill with more. sounds like a doomsday story ko. >> reporter: we hope not andrea and mike. the president today not expected to give specific debails but we're starting to see the negative effects we could get if we start approaching this so-called fiscal cliff. nationwide, families could see a tax increase of $2,000 to $3,000. officials in virginia are starting to brace themselves already. republican governor bob mcdonnell sent a memo to department heads. the fairfax county school board last night passed a resolution urging congress to end the cliff. they're worried $6 million for 36,000 kids learning english could get lost. so we're talking about impacts that could be very severe and significant. we've already seen trouble for virginia's finances over the last four years. so more of this trickle-down effect? you could see sho
. >>> president barack obama is expected to urge congress to work with him to avoid the fiscal cliff. and plunge our economy back into a recession. >> the country's unemployment rate could be 9% within a year a they don't do something. ko im is live from capitol hill with more. sounds like a doomsday story ko. >> reporter: we hope not andrea and mike. the president today not expected to give specific debails but we're starting to see the negative effects we could get if we...
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. >>> and communities across the country are honoring america's soldiers this weekend. milwaukee held its annual veterans day parade this afternoon. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> most prisons offer religious services, but for some inmates, not even the chapel is sacred. >> i was down in the chapel, i was down there with another person, and i knew that the situation was the wrong place to be. and as an officer walked by and he seen something that looked very inappropriate. >> when we met joseph gilchrist, the openly gay inmate was locked up in administrative segregation at iowa state penitentiary awaiting judgment for his latest transgression. >> so, what's the charge? >> sexual misconduct. >> inmail gilchrist was allegedly involved in a situation down in the chapel where he was involved in sexual activity with another inmatt. he has a history of this. it's not a great surprise. >> there is a lot of sex in prison. the officers try to deter it as much as possible because of the fact that, i mean, it is iowa. it is not the most openly gay state. >> any
. >>> and communities across the country are honoring america's soldiers this weekend. milwaukee held its annual veterans day parade this afternoon. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> most prisons offer religious services, but for some inmates, not even the chapel is sacred. >> i was down in the chapel, i was down there with another person, and i knew that the situation was the wrong place to be. and as an officer walked by and he seen something...
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. >> tale of two countries tonight. ginger zee, thank you so much. >>> and as i mentioned, this is veterans day, of course. tomorrow, the nation will observe the national holiday. at arlington national cemetery today, president obama and the first lady taking part in the time-honored tradition on this day, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. tonight here, so many tributes that caught our eye. so, here are two of them. one, from a veteran on a marathon. the other from a little boy, waiting for dad to come home. army veteran mike ehredt has been running a marathon every every day now for the past ten weeks. 2,10 miles. a journey that began in minnesota. >> morning, fourth day. on minnesota 53. >> reporter: and came to an end today in galveston, texas, passing through nine states. >> there's this lonely feeling coming over me. but it also made me get up and move. >> reporter: at every mile, mike stops, not to take a break or to catch his breath, but to plant a small american flag, each inscribed with the name, age
. >> tale of two countries tonight. ginger zee, thank you so much. >>> and as i mentioned, this is veterans day, of course. tomorrow, the nation will observe the national holiday. at arlington national cemetery today, president obama and the first lady taking part in the time-honored tradition on this day, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. tonight here, so many tributes that caught our eye. so, here are two of them. one, from a veteran on a marathon. the other from a...
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and affect everything from the finance sector to communications now this bill was backed by president obama and now that it's not going anywhere in congress it's likely that what's going to happen as you mentioned earlier kristie is that he's going to issue an executive order here is senator lieberman for more on that and what that would entail. i have appealed to the president that if we're not able to hear that he should issue this executive order i'm very encouraged by the work done on it and i'm confident that if we fail to act the president will. i think he is a responsibility to because of we failed to act we're leaving the american people extruding the extremely vulnerable to a major cyber attack. well you heard it from senator lieberman himself encouraging president obama to issue this executive order said apparently it didn't pass the senate and so this is likely it looks like this is what's going to happen but interestingly enough as we did this just came out even though it happened a couple of months ago that just came out a report in the washington post that shows that president
and affect everything from the finance sector to communications now this bill was backed by president obama and now that it's not going anywhere in congress it's likely that what's going to happen as you mentioned earlier kristie is that he's going to issue an executive order here is senator lieberman for more on that and what that would entail. i have appealed to the president that if we're not able to hear that he should issue this executive order i'm very encouraged by the work done on it...
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the ceos of major corporations heading to the white house as the country races toward the fiscal cliff. but will that meeting be a tad business awkward? you will remember during the campaign president obama making some business leaders mad with with comments like you didn't build that. joining us our political panel, the washington post, ed keith and lin sweet and chief political correspondent, byron. byron, your thoughts on meeting. >> that's happening on wednesday. on tuesday the day before he's meeting with labor leaders, he's meeting with afscme, afl-cio and other bigger supporters. and that's before he gets to the business leaders. as far as the business leaders are concerned, it's all really big business, general electric,del, wal-mart, not the small businesses. the republicans say the small businesses will be hurt if taxes on the highest bracket goes up. >> this is a two-day lobbying effort by the white house and by obama to put pressure on -- put pressure on members of congress to pass his tax and deficit spending legislation. that's really what this is about. there are meeting
the ceos of major corporations heading to the white house as the country races toward the fiscal cliff. but will that meeting be a tad business awkward? you will remember during the campaign president obama making some business leaders mad with with comments like you didn't build that. joining us our political panel, the washington post, ed keith and lin sweet and chief political correspondent, byron. byron, your thoughts on meeting. >> that's happening on wednesday. on tuesday the day...
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>>pam: what is ahead with four more years of president obama? >> president obama returns to the white house with a new set of promises. tax hikes for the rich, immigration reform and creating 8 million manufacturing jobs. one of the big differences, is that the president does not have to worry about poll numbers. instead of focusing on another election he could be thinking about his legacy. that could impact his negotiations with opponents in congress. the country may still be split into red and blue states but a closer look shows why the president might feel confident about achieving his goals. and the seven states considered too close to call just one day before the election everyone went for obama. in massachusetts, the nation's leading champion of bank regulation is elected to the senate. >> an amazing campaign. >>pam: young people credited with elizabeth warren victory as well as successful efforts to legalize marijuana in washington state & color of your >> you cannot argue with the wheel of the voters >>pam: board evidence of that increas
>>pam: what is ahead with four more years of president obama? >> president obama returns to the white house with a new set of promises. tax hikes for the rich, immigration reform and creating 8 million manufacturing jobs. one of the big differences, is that the president does not have to worry about poll numbers. instead of focusing on another election he could be thinking about his legacy. that could impact his negotiations with opponents in congress. the country may still be split...
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president obama says he has the utmost confidence in morell. >> the u.s. supreme court has agreed to hear a lawsuit from states asked to be released from supervision. 16 states must get federal court approval before making any changes to their election procedures. four california counties are also covered by that provision of the voting rights act. several of the states say the basis for the supervision is outdated and they've made enough improvements they no longer need the oversight. >> president obama is set to travel to new york to review recovery efforts. the president will be on the east coast on thursday. there he'll meet with families affected by the storm as well as local officials and first responders. new york officials estimate damage from sandy could reach $33 billion in that state. the president traveled to new jersey last week to view the damage and recovery efforts there. >>> an 11-year-old boy from santa clara was among the victims of wednesday's major earthquake. the family of aldo dominguez vasquez says the boy was living with an uncle a
president obama says he has the utmost confidence in morell. >> the u.s. supreme court has agreed to hear a lawsuit from states asked to be released from supervision. 16 states must get federal court approval before making any changes to their election procedures. four california counties are also covered by that provision of the voting rights act. several of the states say the basis for the supervision is outdated and they've made enough improvements they no longer need the oversight....
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after a week that we got hammered, where spending cuts and tax increases could send our country back into a recession that we thought we were done with, today apple just got some lift. thanks to some council tory statements from president obama and john boehner, the speaker of the house. which made me feel like maybe you don't have to be insane to believe you can get a positive resolution here. i'm a cynical guy but even i think the short sellers are being too glib and the longs are too terrified, given the facts on the ground. don't get me wrong. i'm not saying the fiscal cliff will definitely be bridged but things could go right. the democrats and republicans could work together, as crazy as that sounds, and you have to take that possibility of a positive into account. speaking of a fiscal cliff, we have to hear more beyond what we heard today. every minute that goes by without a deal is a minute that could drive us closer to the brink and it colors my whole show now. i'm more sane about bridging the cliff than i was yesterday. but as the son of a veteran, if we don't get a deal so
after a week that we got hammered, where spending cuts and tax increases could send our country back into a recession that we thought we were done with, today apple just got some lift. thanks to some council tory statements from president obama and john boehner, the speaker of the house. which made me feel like maybe you don't have to be insane to believe you can get a positive resolution here. i'm a cynical guy but even i think the short sellers are being too glib and the longs are too...
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the country is very divided, and very closely divided. you get a democrat president, 30 republican governors out of the 50, so the country is very divided, this wasn't like some big blowout for the democrats. interestingly, too, matt, 11 1/2 million fewer people voted in this election. >> right. >> and that to me is something that we need to all think about, republicans and democrats. >> chuck says it's all about the demographics. so let's get to them. mitt romney did very well with white voters in particular white men, but he lost every other demographic group including hispanics, the fastest growing group in this country. how do you reach out? rush limbaugh said how do we reach out and include more of those people without changing our ideology? what's the answer to that dilemma? >> certainly don't have to change ideology. here's the point, we ought to be for good policy. my old boss ronald reagan used to say at the end of the day good policy's good politics. and good policy in the united states is we are in a global battle for capital a
the country is very divided, and very closely divided. you get a democrat president, 30 republican governors out of the 50, so the country is very divided, this wasn't like some big blowout for the democrats. interestingly, too, matt, 11 1/2 million fewer people voted in this election. >> right. >> and that to me is something that we need to all think about, republicans and democrats. >> chuck says it's all about the demographics. so let's get to them. mitt romney did very...
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is a muslim who was born in canada country in kenya. it wasn't there to make it a negative, but it is true democrats did not make it an issue. >> some of the positions from me to turn the primaries really hurt specifically with regard to immigration reform. it is newt gingrich is that romney was the most conservative on that issue in any country where it is the fastest-growing bloc of voters, that's really not a good political position to be in, not a good moral position either. romney did last would he move to the center. i mean, he became a new candidate in the debate. it was so late in the game in the republican base is so eager to defeat the president that they're willing to let him do anything he wanted. it was grover norquist who famously said, doesn't matter who we have in the white house or pharmacies republican, has tended to send consignor legislation. that's an example of the party its candidate to agree that i don't know my lifetime. >> next question. [inaudible] >> this morning i felt gleeful and thought i would. i'm just s
is a muslim who was born in canada country in kenya. it wasn't there to make it a negative, but it is true democrats did not make it an issue. >> some of the positions from me to turn the primaries really hurt specifically with regard to immigration reform. it is newt gingrich is that romney was the most conservative on that issue in any country where it is the fastest-growing bloc of voters, that's really not a good political position to be in, not a good moral position either. romney...
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here's peter king. >> obviously this hurts general petreas, but it hurts the country more. he's a man of extraordinary talent, extraordinary deadation, extraordinarily hard-working. >> this comes days before petreas was to testify about the attack on benghazi, libya that killed ambassador christopher stevens. good morning america will have for at 7:00 a.m. >> two residents have died from eating poison mushrooms. too others are in the hospital. in tuesday a care giver picked wild mushrooms growing at the home and cooked them as a treat. the mushrooms turn out to be poisonous. an elderly woman died yesterday morning and a second person died last night. they are investigating but sheriff's deputies say it appears to have been a tragic mistake. >> a third person connected to the vandalism and areasism of a san francisco muni bus is under arrest this morning. 24-year-old adam diaz of oakland was taken into custody yesterday ask charged with felony vandalism following the giants world series win. police tell us diaz is a man in this pictures, swinging a skateboard against the bus
here's peter king. >> obviously this hurts general petreas, but it hurts the country more. he's a man of extraordinary talent, extraordinary deadation, extraordinarily hard-working. >> this comes days before petreas was to testify about the attack on benghazi, libya that killed ambassador christopher stevens. good morning america will have for at 7:00 a.m. >> two residents have died from eating poison mushrooms. too others are in the hospital. in tuesday a care giver picked...
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he's mocking president obama. take a listen. >> this presidency has done us one favor. what he has done is shoe horn 50 years of creeping socialism into a three year period and demonstrated the way this country is going. >> jennifer: he may not be the speaker of the house much longer, but he is still going to be there, understand. are those the kind of statements you will be facing? >> no. what hand on tuesday in new hampshire is that in addition to continuing to elect a democrat to serve in the corner office we also saw a turnover in your house. we have 400 representatives in our house in new hampshire, and we went from this strong tea party majority, to now a democratic majority after this election, and what the people of new hampshire were really saying is that we have this history of a lot of non-partisan problem-solving in our state and what the voters really did by restoring democratic control to the house, and restoring more balance to the senate so it's now 13-11 republican majority in our senate. they really want us to get back to problem solving, consensus bui
he's mocking president obama. take a listen. >> this presidency has done us one favor. what he has done is shoe horn 50 years of creeping socialism into a three year period and demonstrated the way this country is going. >> jennifer: he may not be the speaker of the house much longer, but he is still going to be there, understand. are those the kind of statements you will be facing? >> no. what hand on tuesday in new hampshire is that in addition to continuing to elect a...
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he served this country with great distinction. in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the c.i.a. >> john: there are those who would, of course, disagree with that. and who would say that general petraeus caused us to spend a lot more money and resources than we needed to. but can you play the next quote? this is again the president yesterday. >> obama: it is also possible that had we been told, then you would be sitting here asking a question about why were you interfering in a criminal investigation. so i think it is best right now for us to just see. >> john: i like the fact he can call it a criminal act in benghazi while also pointing out that it was a terrorism attack because terrorism is a criminal act. that's why a war on terror makes no sense. you know, i think that we're going to see benghazi only get bigger. if governor romney had won, it would disappear as an issue. however, i think you're going to see the g.o.p. try to use it as much as they can. and again it is disgusting. i think that everyone out there listening has
he served this country with great distinction. in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the c.i.a. >> john: there are those who would, of course, disagree with that. and who would say that general petraeus caused us to spend a lot more money and resources than we needed to. but can you play the next quote? this is again the president yesterday. >> obama: it is also possible that had we been told, then you would be sitting here asking a question about why were you interfering in a...
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. >> when you have a guy who agrees in the first debate, he actually agreed with barack obama on 7 to 10 positions. instead of drawing lines, people are going to go with the politician they know. you have to be able to articulate your vision for the country. >> are you just saying that what the gop had was a mitt romney problem and what do you think it is? >> i think it is both. part of the problem that the republicans have is that they have to go outside the echo chamber. when you are talking to hispanic voters it is hard to woo them when you hate them. they get that vibe from republican ares. >> you think the message is delivered -- >> freedom and opportunity sell. they have to remember that a lot of people come from countries. >> there are thing that is republicans need to fix. we are against big government. get government out of our lives we saw excitement from ron paul. we saw youth there. that is the future of the party. we can't cheat and cut across the track when it agrees with us. >> eric, kristen, alex, ari thank you very much. send me a message on twitter. coming up tonight
. >> when you have a guy who agrees in the first debate, he actually agreed with barack obama on 7 to 10 positions. instead of drawing lines, people are going to go with the politician they know. you have to be able to articulate your vision for the country. >> are you just saying that what the gop had was a mitt romney problem and what do you think it is? >> i think it is both. part of the problem that the republicans have is that they have to go outside the echo chamber....
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. >> you are looking live at national cemetery where president obama is participate ng a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of those who have served our country. >> it as freezing start to the morning in some areas. i will have a closer look, coming up. >>> this is the damage left behind after a late night explosion did this. this is an indianapolis neighborhood. . >>> good morning, everyone. it is sunday, november 1 1-rd. i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine wong. >> we will check in with rosemary orozco for a quick check this morning. >> it is calm and cold out there. widespread 40s around the bay. if i turn your at adoption to the 30s. outside the doors and 39 degrees in napa. and for santa rosa and in petaluma. and 32 now. and now 38 degrees. minor improvements in some cases. and the sun is up for an hour and 15 minutes. take a look around the neighborhood in your area. and you bring you the afternoon highs coming up. >>> honoring military veterans will be dedicated. >> allie rasmus is live for us in castro valley where it took awhile to make this a reality. >> this is seven years in th
. >> you are looking live at national cemetery where president obama is participate ng a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of those who have served our country. >> it as freezing start to the morning in some areas. i will have a closer look, coming up. >>> this is the damage left behind after a late night explosion did this. this is an indianapolis neighborhood. . >>> good morning, everyone. it is sunday, november 1 1-rd. i am mike mibach. >> i am claudine...
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obama on his victory. it's good to see a leader re-elected in difficult times. would the deputy prime minister indulge me, alongside emerging markets in the middle east britain should look to strengthen economic and trade ties to the u.s. with a new trade deal as we seek to boost our recovery and maybe start one across the channels? >> i agree with you and i think the lesson of the presidential elections in the states is the voters' memories are longer than members seem to think because voters when it comes to casting a vote remember who created the mess in the first place and who has to do the painstaking and difficult, yes, longer than we hoped job of sorting out the mess. and of course there is so much we need to do to work together with the new obama administration and he talks about trade. i'd like to see a new e.u.-u.s. free trade agreement which would spur economic growth in both our economies and also for instance was delighted to hear overnight president obama singled out his commitment to dealing with climate change, another area where we can work toge
obama on his victory. it's good to see a leader re-elected in difficult times. would the deputy prime minister indulge me, alongside emerging markets in the middle east britain should look to strengthen economic and trade ties to the u.s. with a new trade deal as we seek to boost our recovery and maybe start one across the channels? >> i agree with you and i think the lesson of the presidential elections in the states is the voters' memories are longer than members seem to think because...
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and don says obama will get plenty of advice about how to address it just as in his first term, he will ignore all of it. so a couple different opinions. e-mail us worldwide@cnbc.com, @cnbcwex, @ rosswestgate. it's the start of a new trading week. u.s. futures pointing to a moderately up start. 23 above fair value for the dow, nasdaq 9, and just over 2 points above fair value for the s&p 500. global 300 is flat. ex-take dabs and ftse with slim gains. >>> still to come, greece has approved its latest austerity budget, so will finance ministers agree on the next tranche? perhaps not came. another business win. i'll set up the video conference to iron out the details. this cdw cloud collaboration powered by cisco is pretty amazing. we interact with our offices, anywhere, anytime. charles, you're one of the greatest losers of all time. thank you. [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just
and don says obama will get plenty of advice about how to address it just as in his first term, he will ignore all of it. so a couple different opinions. e-mail us worldwide@cnbc.com, @cnbcwex, @ rosswestgate. it's the start of a new trading week. u.s. futures pointing to a moderately up start. 23 above fair value for the dow, nasdaq 9, and just over 2 points above fair value for the s&p 500. global 300 is flat. ex-take dabs and ftse with slim gains. >>> still to come, greece has...
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it was a confident and combative president obama who strode to the white house lecturn today for his first press conference since winning his second term. at the top of his agenda, a first step towards saving the country's economy were dropping off the so-called fiscal cliff which one of our guest tonight more aptly calls the austerity bomb. >> pass a law right now that would prevent any tax hike whatsoever on the first $250,000 of everybody's income. we should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy. we should at least do what we agree on, and that's to keep the middle class taxes low. >> eliot: the president also emphasized what he would not do a sending time to make a tax deal with house republicans. >> obama: what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% that we can't afford and according to economists, will have the least positive impact on our economy. >> eliot: mr. obama also waded into the scandal that saw general david petraeus step down as director of the c.i.a. he offered assurances that damage from petraeus' a
it was a confident and combative president obama who strode to the white house lecturn today for his first press conference since winning his second term. at the top of his agenda, a first step towards saving the country's economy were dropping off the so-called fiscal cliff which one of our guest tonight more aptly calls the austerity bomb. >> pass a law right now that would prevent any tax hike whatsoever on the first $250,000 of everybody's income. we should not hold the middle class...
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that is how you reduce the deficit, with a balanced approach. >> four years of the obama administration, and the economic policies, they are clearly anti-business, anti-entrepreneur, they are anti-job creation. >> when speaker boehner and others have talked about saying that revenue can be on the table, i think that is a sign that the president appreciates that recognizes that we need to compromise here, that we need to come together and take a balanced approach. >> i want to be clear, i am not wedded to every detail of my plan. i am open to compromise. i am hope to new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse accept any approach that isn't balanced. >> of course, everything washington does doesn't solve the problem. all washington does is exacerbate the problem. they create a problem. they say they are the only ones to fix it, they fix it and the problem gettings bigger. >> this is an opportunity for the president to lead. this is his moment to engage the congress on a solution that can pass both chambers. i think we both understand that trying to find a way
that is how you reduce the deficit, with a balanced approach. >> four years of the obama administration, and the economic policies, they are clearly anti-business, anti-entrepreneur, they are anti-job creation. >> when speaker boehner and others have talked about saying that revenue can be on the table, i think that is a sign that the president appreciates that recognizes that we need to compromise here, that we need to come together and take a balanced approach. >> i want to...
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obviously doesn't have leverage with hamas, but it does have leverage with some countries that have leverage with hamas. turkey of course, egypt, qatar and because of that president obama today for instance called turkish prime minister to talk about this. two days ago he talked to egyptian president morsi in addition to talking to prime minister netanyahu. and egypt key of course because of its peace agreement that it has with israel. so you see secretary clinton has made two calls to the foreign minister of egypt. she's called the foreign minister of turkey. the goal here obviously to stop any escalation into a ground war, into a conflict that would pit israel not only against hamas but other arab nations as well. >> as you know, the egyptian prime minister was in gaza, met with hamas, expressed total support for hamas, recalled their ambassador from tel aviv, the israelis recalled their ambassador from cairo. is the obama administration, brianna, confident that the egyptian president mohamed morsi can deliver right now? >> reporter: i've been told by one senior administration official tha
obviously doesn't have leverage with hamas, but it does have leverage with some countries that have leverage with hamas. turkey of course, egypt, qatar and because of that president obama today for instance called turkish prime minister to talk about this. two days ago he talked to egyptian president morsi in addition to talking to prime minister netanyahu. and egypt key of course because of its peace agreement that it has with israel. so you see secretary clinton has made two calls to the...
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president obama made this first visit to staten island 15 days after seeing what hurricane sandy did in new jersey. >> i had promised to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said that we were going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. >> the president met with the parents of two of the youngest victims connor and brandon moore. >> he heard their stories and the story of nypd lieutenant kevin gallagher who stayed with the boy's bodies until they were recovered. >> he did that because that is what so many of our first responders do. they go above and beyond the call of duty to respond to people in need. i want to give a shout out to lieutenant gallagher but i want to point out the moore's even in their grief asked me to mention him and that says something about them as well. and that is spirit and sense of togetherness and looking out for one another that is what is going to carry us through this tragedy. >> michael, you joins us by phone during the hate of this problem. you couldn't leave and shouldn't have. you are out there today with
president obama made this first visit to staten island 15 days after seeing what hurricane sandy did in new jersey. >> i had promised to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said that we were going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. >> the president met with the parents of two of the youngest victims connor and brandon moore. >> he heard their stories and the story of nypd lieutenant kevin gallagher who stayed with the boy's...
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise tax as little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. i don't know why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. make it $500,000, make it a million. the republican party is going to defend a bunch of millionaires, half of whom voted democratic and half of whom live in hollywood? >> so, i ask you the question that bill kristol put there, are you going to fall on your sword not to raise taxes on people that make over $250,000 a year? >> i think there's a difference between raising tax rates and raising tax revenue and i want to get overall tax reform. no matter who you talk to, they will tell you that raising taxes on that group is just a small drop in the bucket of what our deficit is. it's less than one-tenth of the deficit so it doesn't solve our problem. i don't think we should do things that will hurt the economy. we need to get people back to work. >> well, his point was, though, that tax rates were much higher in the reagan years, were higher in the clinton yea
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise tax as little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. i don't know why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. make it $500,000, make it a million. the republican party is going to defend a bunch of millionaires, half of whom voted democratic and half of whom live in hollywood? >> so, i ask you the question that bill kristol put there, are you going to fall on your sword not to raise...
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. >>> he's one of president obama's most vocal critics. now the donald's attacks could cost him a lucrative business deal. >>> new lawsuit that >>> ferry building is in blue to commemorate world diabetes day. san francisco with many cities around the country and world are going to be celebrated world diabetes day. one of the ways to bring awareness is have the ferry building blue and make you think about all those people with diabetes and what you can do to keep yourself from getting it. >>> 6:14. rare tornado hit japan today, all caught on camera, japanese television showed this footage of the large tornado over the ocean it lasted 10 minutes before arriving on land. so far no damage or injuries. there are more warnings about strong winds, lightning and tornadoes. >>> in sardinia, new video shows hundreds of laid off aluminum employees protesting loss of their jobs and clashing with police this happened yesterday outside of the plant owned by alcoa part of a series of demonstrations across europe where union coordinated general strikes ar
. >>> he's one of president obama's most vocal critics. now the donald's attacks could cost him a lucrative business deal. >>> new lawsuit that >>> ferry building is in blue to commemorate world diabetes day. san francisco with many cities around the country and world are going to be celebrated world diabetes day. one of the ways to bring awareness is have the ferry building blue and make you think about all those people with diabetes and what you can do to keep...
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this is a chance for obama to step to the middle. this is a chance for the republicans to leave their partisanship behind and do what's right for the country. in talking to a lot of senators and congressmen down in washington, d.c., i personally believe that a lot of them want to do the right thing and this is the time the first year of a presidential cycle where that can happen. >> how critical is it that this matter get solved, not punted down the road, not just for the markets but for the economy more broadly? >> we're on a sugar high right now. have you half a trillion dollars of extra cash being pumped in by the federal reserve. the sugar high is going to end. it is so critical to have the planning and certainty of a grand compromise that if it doesn't happen, small businesses can't plan. look, we lend to 70 small businesses. we manage about $1.4 billion in assets. those companies, the ceos are screaming for certainty. they want to make their budgets, hire people, but they want to understand what the demand side of the equation
this is a chance for obama to step to the middle. this is a chance for the republicans to leave their partisanship behind and do what's right for the country. in talking to a lot of senators and congressmen down in washington, d.c., i personally believe that a lot of them want to do the right thing and this is the time the first year of a presidential cycle where that can happen. >> how critical is it that this matter get solved, not punted down the road, not just for the markets but for...
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. >>> today is veterans day and people around the country are honoring the men and women in our armed forces. president obama and vice president biden along with their wives will spend much of the day with veterans. they'll host a breakfast with the veterans we white house this morning. afterwards, they'll attend the annual wreath laying ceremony at the arlington national cemetery's tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> it will be a special celebration at the vietnam veterans memorial today. in addition to recognizing the fallen men and women of the vietnam war, it's taalso the 30-year anniversary of the wall's completion. at 9:00, there's a tribute at the world war ii memorial. at mount vernon, a wreath will be placed at george washington's tomb. rockville, maryland, will honor its local vets with a ceremony in veterans park along rockville pike. that starts at 11:00 this morning. >>> new this morning, police in howard county are looking for a suspect in the shooting at a fast-food restaurant. investigators say a man was shot multiple times at the taco bell on minstrel way in columbia. th
. >>> today is veterans day and people around the country are honoring the men and women in our armed forces. president obama and vice president biden along with their wives will spend much of the day with veterans. they'll host a breakfast with the veterans we white house this morning. afterwards, they'll attend the annual wreath laying ceremony at the arlington national cemetery's tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> it will be a special celebration at the vietnam veterans...
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are you willing to address the serious and economic fiscal issues this country faces going back to our own commission's plan here? i think if obama did that and i don't think he will because he is pure leftist ideologue, if he did that then i think he would actually get a hearing from the republican congress. jon: why not endorse simpson-bowles? >> i love it. why didn't paul ryan, your standard-bearer, monica, why didn't he vote for simpson-bowles? he voted against it. >> because it didn't address health care spending, julie. >> you endorse bowles-simpson all of sudden there are problems with this or do you not? >> negotiating starting point when the president blew off. >> paul ryan voted against it. here is the bottom line if we keep doing what monica and i doing, we'll stick to our position and they will stick to their position, nothing is going to get done. both side need to come to the table. both sides need to compromise. >> willing to compromise on? >> for actually, on spending? >> absolutely, monica. not just spending but entitlement reform something he tried to do. >> he didn't
are you willing to address the serious and economic fiscal issues this country faces going back to our own commission's plan here? i think if obama did that and i don't think he will because he is pure leftist ideologue, if he did that then i think he would actually get a hearing from the republican congress. jon: why not endorse simpson-bowles? >> i love it. why didn't paul ryan, your standard-bearer, monica, why didn't he vote for simpson-bowles? he voted against it. >> because it...
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't i don't think. i don't really understand why respects don't take obama's offer. >> and seen sean hannity has gotten involved. >> i think you control the border first. you create a pathway for those people that are here. you don't say you got to go home. and that is a position that i've evolved on. >> calling hannity a realist stretches the meaning of the word, i know, but note how simple he thinks these people are, border, amnesty, done. no. as ross douthat wrote in "the times" the idea of amnesty as latino winning electoral silver bullet is a fantasy. the deeper layer is the concept of benevolent government intervention to improve people's lives is satanic in the bubble. they call it wanting free stuff. >> you're never going to outbid them in giving away free stuff. they will always do one more thing. the bidding war, we're going to lose that. >> this is an offensive way of looking at the social safety net and reduces certain elements in society to virtual children wh
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't i don't think. i don't really understand why respects don't take obama's offer. >> and seen sean hannity has gotten involved. >> i think you control the border first. you create a pathway for those people that are here. you don't say you got to go home. and that is a position that i've evolved on. >> calling hannity a realist stretches the meaning of the word, i know, but note...
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that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote. the future does not look like the republican party. if i were the republican party, they will have to do some real soul-searching about immigration, social and cultural issues, because this is not a party design for the future. if this were a business, you would say they have an inherently flawed business model for the future. the republican party, they have four years they need because they are coming out for some candidates that are awfully exotic. [laughter] my wife got me to stop using the term "wacko." not only do they take themselves down, but they define their party in a way that keeps people who ought to be able to win from winning. here is one last comparison. think about moderate republicans, the kind of people they need to be nominating more and more. think about the moderate republicans that ran on tuesday in blue states. think of scott brown, th
that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote. the future does not look like the republican party. if i were the republican party, they will have to do some real soul-searching about immigration, social and cultural issues, because this is not a party design for the future. if this were a business, you would say they have an inherently flawed business model for the future....
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president barack obama. >> i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. >> and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> good morning. the sequel. a strong storm hits the sandy ravaged northeast. >> within a week and a half the new jersey, new york, and new england coast line having to deal with a hurricane, a superstorm, and now a nor'easter. >> she hasn't had power since the storm hit. >> the heat especially is the big concern right now. we are cold. >> imagine the relief you would feel. >> oh, my goodness. >> are you back together with robert pattinson? >> funny you mentioned that. keep them guessing i always say. >> keep them guessing. >> that's my question. >> savannah is so cute. >> roger moore, great to have you here. >>> we are following developing stories. gunshots fired near the white house. four men arrived five others along jefferson place. they then jumped into their suv and chased after the robber. the suspects fired. no one was hurt. the
president barack obama. >> i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. >> and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> good morning. the sequel. a strong storm hits the sandy ravaged northeast. >> within a week and a half the new jersey, new york, and new england coast line having to deal with a hurricane, a superstorm, and now a...
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what i heard all across the country as i traveled on behalf of president obama is that whether you're a liberal or conservative, people are clamoring for us to come together, to work together, and to move our economy forward. and people do not think that we should have massive defense cuts and massive discretionary cuts and that we have to focus on making sure we add solvency to medicare, deal with social security, which is not in crisis so we have more time to deal with that. i mean, we'll be in our 80s by the time there's -- we're upside-down in social security and we have to be responsible about the approach we take. we have to deal with it. >> medicare, though, obviously medicare and medicaid are the two big -- >> yeah, but we've shown we can add years of solvency like we did -- well, you can continue to focus on making sure that around the margins we deal with cracking down on waste, fraud and abuse. we've already in the last year and a half -- >> that doesn't mean anything. >> it sure does, joe. >> it doesn't. fraud and abuse, seriously? >> taking the $17 billion in savings and
what i heard all across the country as i traveled on behalf of president obama is that whether you're a liberal or conservative, people are clamoring for us to come together, to work together, and to move our economy forward. and people do not think that we should have massive defense cuts and massive discretionary cuts and that we have to focus on making sure we add solvency to medicare, deal with social security, which is not in crisis so we have more time to deal with that. i mean, we'll be...
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president obama will pay tribute to american heroes this morning. he'll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arlington national cemetery and he'll make a statement around 11:00 eastern time. >>> they served in battle. now they're ready to serve their constitue constituents. we'll tell you how it proved to be. >>> plus, republicans are looking to capitalize on lessons they learned but who's going to be the flag bearer come 2016? yes, we're already talking 2016. we'll take a look at the list. the very long list. ♪ ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes and lexus for audi than ever before. take advantage exceptional values during the season of audi event. but when i was in an accident... take advantage exceptional values i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. or that printing in color had to c
president obama will pay tribute to american heroes this morning. he'll lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arlington national cemetery and he'll make a statement around 11:00 eastern time. >>> they served in battle. now they're ready to serve their constitue constituents. we'll tell you how it proved to be. >>> plus, republicans are looking to capitalize on lessons they learned but who's going to be the flag bearer come 2016? yes, we're already talking...
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a quick look at the temperatures across the country. chili across the northerns and the northeast warming up across the south. >> work on that. >> i will push it out to sea. >> now stories you can bank on this morning. president obama talking about how he thinks we can avoid a fiscal cliff. listen to this. >> foundation for a deal that helps the econ pee creates jobs gives consumers certainty gives business confidence they are going to have consumers during the holiday season is if we right away say 98 percent of americans are not going to see the taxes going. if we remove that less than a week as investors worry deals may not be reached in time. they are also concerned about the tax hikes. markets hitting a four-month low. >> businesses and investors obviously disagreeing with what the president said. it's the fear of the cliff with a major selloff. dow down 185 points. do you have any of your holdings? since the election about a week ago the dow is down 5 percent. it is in jeopardy of giving up the gains for the year. the dow jones tr
a quick look at the temperatures across the country. chili across the northerns and the northeast warming up across the south. >> work on that. >> i will push it out to sea. >> now stories you can bank on this morning. president obama talking about how he thinks we can avoid a fiscal cliff. listen to this. >> foundation for a deal that helps the econ pee creates jobs gives consumers certainty gives business confidence they are going to have consumers during the holiday...
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there's no one, no one, who is politically well affected positively affected if the country drops into a second dip of a massive recession in the first half of 2013. >> chris cillizza, john heilemann, thank you both very much. joining me now to discuss the fiscal cliff negotiations, from inside, the house democratic perspective, chris van hollen, ranking member of the house budget committee and someone who served on the super committee. we've not completely depressed you about what you face, you know what you face. you've been in talks that have reds during the campaign. i would argue there was nothing specific other than hints from either mitt romney or president obama during the campaign that would tell people exactly how they were going to deal with these cuts and what they were going to do and how to approach entitlements. you can argue they don't have a mandate to deal with this. how do you approach the fiscal cliff in. >> well, of course the fiscal cliff has two pieces. one the across the board meat ax sequester cuts which everybody agrees are a bad way to cut the deficit. and i
there's no one, no one, who is politically well affected positively affected if the country drops into a second dip of a massive recession in the first half of 2013. >> chris cillizza, john heilemann, thank you both very much. joining me now to discuss the fiscal cliff negotiations, from inside, the house democratic perspective, chris van hollen, ranking member of the house budget committee and someone who served on the super committee. we've not completely depressed you about what you...
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in a country where you only get two choices and one was clearly the superior choice. i didn't want people to be having doubts about whether they should vote for obama versus mitt romney. that was not a choice at all. but that election is over. the conservatives are worse. but the conservatives lost. and now, now is the time for progressives and i mean you i mean me, i mean everybody at msnbc, we can obsess about every stupid thing the conservatives do and they will keep doing stupid things but really, what we need to do, i think, is turn our attention to the president and hold his feet to the fire on those issues like getting out of afghanistan, civil liberties stopping the drug war climate change. these are issues where he was not able to do, i'm sure, as much as he wanted to do in the first term but look, he has no more elections to run. if not now when? this is the time. >> eliot: that was a perfect articulation. i imagine we'll hear it friday night in you are editorial as well. >> with jokes. >> eliot: that was great. don't muddy it with jokes. this was great. you
in a country where you only get two choices and one was clearly the superior choice. i didn't want people to be having doubts about whether they should vote for obama versus mitt romney. that was not a choice at all. but that election is over. the conservatives are worse. but the conservatives lost. and now, now is the time for progressives and i mean you i mean me, i mean everybody at msnbc, we can obsess about every stupid thing the conservatives do and they will keep doing stupid things but...
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i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to raise taxes on everne. really the republican party is going to fall on their sword for millionaires, half of them who voted democratic and half of them who live in hollywood? >> the question remains, what would a deal look like? and is there time left this year to put a deal together? jonathan allen is a senior washington correspondent for politico who joins us from washington this morning. good to see you. good morning. let's talk a little bit more about that. this fiscal cliff is what everyone is concerned about. talking about tax hikes and spending cuts that will affect 90% of americans. i think everyone agrees there will be some sort of compromise, right? but what do you think it will look like? >> i think likely you're probably looking at a short-term fix. seems unlikely that they'll be able to get something done before they go home for the year. but you're looking at a president who's calling for what he says is a balanced approach. where you would raise some taxes, cut some spending to replace some o
i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to raise taxes on everne. really the republican party is going to fall on their sword for millionaires, half of them who voted democratic and half of them who live in hollywood? >> the question remains, what would a deal look like? and is there time left this year to put a deal together? jonathan allen is a senior washington correspondent for politico who joins us from washington this morning. good to see you. good morning. let's...
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obama beat out mr. romney. >> rose: you have a point there, based on what mr. romney said he would do in the first day. richard mcgregor, financial times, ian bremmer, you're eurasia group, stay with us, we will be right back. >> rose: sir and they have told tolstoy's anna karenina into a film, one against directed by jim wright and the movie find new ways to tell a love story that is familiar to all of us. here is the trailer for the film. ♪ >> i got married but it was not love. we must all cherish him for russia's sake. >> romantic love is the last illusion of the old order. >> he is a rich, good-looking cavalry officer. >> i must warn you about something. >> warn me? >> you may find indiscretion, give the world a reason to talk about you. >> if you have any shortcoming you will give me back my peace. >> will will be no peace for us, only misery. there will be no peace for us. >> we are bound together by god and can only be prone by a crime against god. >> it is not something, it is everything. >> you will destroy yourself. >> it is the misuse of something
obama beat out mr. romney. >> rose: you have a point there, based on what mr. romney said he would do in the first day. richard mcgregor, financial times, ian bremmer, you're eurasia group, stay with us, we will be right back. >> rose: sir and they have told tolstoy's anna karenina into a film, one against directed by jim wright and the movie find new ways to tell a love story that is familiar to all of us. here is the trailer for the film. ♪ >> i got married but it was not...
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but the whole idea of attacking the united nations ambassador, i share the outrage of president obama, but even more the whole idea that he has inferred that he's covered this up is even more outrageous to do that when he should be defending our country. >> i want to play you something mr. mccain said nearly eight years ago after president bush's re-election. it was his response to the critics of condoleezza rice during her senate confirmation for secretary of state. take a listen, sir. >> i wonder why we're starting this new congress with a protracted debate about a foregone conclusion. i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than because of lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. >> i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. is senator mccain guilty of the self-same charge, sir? >> well, i think he's more familiar with how people who have lost would respond, but it would seem to me that it could be best served if he joins in and not attack our commander in chief until we all find
but the whole idea of attacking the united nations ambassador, i share the outrage of president obama, but even more the whole idea that he has inferred that he's covered this up is even more outrageous to do that when he should be defending our country. >> i want to play you something mr. mccain said nearly eight years ago after president bush's re-election. it was his response to the critics of condoleezza rice during her senate confirmation for secretary of state. take a listen, sir....
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he oversaw the auto industry bailout for the obama administration. steven, welcome. the stakes here are quite high for the average american family 90% of the country is going see a tax hike. you might see them if you're in an average income household go up $2 $3,000. what are the chances in your view that a deal actually gets done on this? >> you separate it into two parts. the probability of a deal to avoid the calf to avoid the tax increases is very high because everybody recognizes that this would be a terrible thing for american families for our economy, for just running a government in a sensible way. the second part of it however is a major deficit deal to deal with our trillion dollar deficit and put the country on a long term sustainable fiscal path. there it's more complicated. >> we went through a bruising debt ceiling battle last year that toledo the downgrading of u.s. credit. i've heard people say that the environment after this election is different. do you actually believe it is? >> i think the environment after this election is a little bit different.
he oversaw the auto industry bailout for the obama administration. steven, welcome. the stakes here are quite high for the average american family 90% of the country is going see a tax hike. you might see them if you're in an average income household go up $2 $3,000. what are the chances in your view that a deal actually gets done on this? >> you separate it into two parts. the probability of a deal to avoid the calf to avoid the tax increases is very high because everybody recognizes...
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president obama is scheduled to take part in a wreath laying ceremony tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >>> don't miss our special tomorrow, about our soldiers and the sacrifices they make for their country, for their country. "veterans in focus: service, struggle and success" airs sunday, 2:30 p.m. eastern here on cnn. >>> after all the drama of the election night the 112th congress returns for its lame duck session tuesday. time is running out to keep the u.s. from going headlong over the so-called fiscal cliff in the new year. that's when an onslaught of spending cuts and tax hikes are slated to go into effect. cnn's athena jones has more from washington. >> it's time to get back to work. >> reporter: with the election in the rear view mirror, the focus in washington is back on efforts to avoid the economically devastating fiscal cliff. if we just go over the cliff and let the policies stay in effect we're basically going to undo the recovery. neither party really wants to be blamed for that. >> reporter: the cliff amounts to $7 trillion in spending cuts and tax increases o
president obama is scheduled to take part in a wreath laying ceremony tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >>> don't miss our special tomorrow, about our soldiers and the sacrifices they make for their country, for their country. "veterans in focus: service, struggle and success" airs sunday, 2:30 p.m. eastern here on cnn. >>> after all the drama of the election night the 112th congress returns for its lame duck session tuesday. time is running out to keep the...
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president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. the president said veterans day is special and significant. >> each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people. it is to pay tribute to you, to thank you. to honor you. >> reporter: the president and the first lady then walked to section 60 of the cemetery and greeted visitors. section 60 is dedicated to those who have lost their lives since 2001 in the global war on terror. at golden gate ceremony they attended a remembrance ceremony. one man said events like this are necessary to remind people of the sacrifice so many have made. >> freedom isn't free. the men and women have fought for us and died for us. they want everybody to remember that. like i said earlier people take it for granted. nothing is for granted. >> reporter: in san francisco, color guards, marching bands made their way down to the civic center. this was the 93rd veterans day parade. >> the first veterans day was celebrated in 1919 to commemorate the end of world war i. many events we
president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. the president said veterans day is special and significant. >> each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people. it is to pay tribute to you, to thank you. to honor you. >> reporter: the president and the first lady then walked to section 60 of the cemetery and greeted visitors. section 60 is dedicated to those who have lost their lives since 2001 in the global...
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president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. the president said veterans day is special and significant. >> each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people. it is to pay tribute to you, to thank you. to honor you. >> reporter: the president and the first lady then walked to section 60 of the cemetery and greeted visitors. section 60 is dedicated to those who have lost their lives since 2001 in the global war on terror. at golden gate ceremony they attended a remembrance ceremony. one man said events like this are necessary to remind people of the sacrifice so many have made. >> freedom isn't free. the men and women have fought for us and died for us. they want everybody to remember that. like i said earlier people take it for granted. nothing is for granted. >> reporter: in san francisco, color guards, marching bands made their way down to the civic center. this was the 93rd veterans day parade. >> the first veterans day was celebrated in 1919 to commemorate the end of world war i. many events we
president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. the president said veterans day is special and significant. >> each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people. it is to pay tribute to you, to thank you. to honor you. >> reporter: the president and the first lady then walked to section 60 of the cemetery and greeted visitors. section 60 is dedicated to those who have lost their lives since 2001 in the global...
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do you know, larry, there are 2.3 million hispanic small business owners in this country, roughly one in ten hispanic households is a small business owner. and yet republicans did a lousy job making the case that the obama policies are killing small business and destroying jobs. we've got to do a better job. >> look, i worked for president reagan, jack kemp was a mentor of mine. george w. bush did very well, former governor of texas, obviously, former president bush. i mean, the gop, it needs an inclusive message. it needs a welcoming message, it seems to me. it needs to stop even hinting that we're going to deport 12 million or 15 million people. we heard all that in the last election, and it was a killer for the republican party. >> there is no doubt that our rhetoric hurts us. i think most americans agree in broad outlines on immigration that we, number one, need to get serious about securing our borders and stopping illegal immigration. but number two, we should remain a nation that welcomes and that celebrates legal immigrants. ronald reagan famously called legal immigrants ameri
do you know, larry, there are 2.3 million hispanic small business owners in this country, roughly one in ten hispanic households is a small business owner. and yet republicans did a lousy job making the case that the obama policies are killing small business and destroying jobs. we've got to do a better job. >> look, i worked for president reagan, jack kemp was a mentor of mine. george w. bush did very well, former governor of texas, obviously, former president bush. i mean, the gop, it...
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you received the medal of honor by president obama. what did he say to you when you were presented with it? >> that is a difficult question. i do not remember that so much. that he was proud of me and that the country was proud of me. one thing for me that that it, it is not for me. i've never been in a gunfight or battle alone. i've never been asked to do anything alone. we have always done it together. it is not about the individual. it is about the team and the person to the left and right of you. that at the white house thing with the president was something very special. to see my buddies that i fought alongside with receiving the accolades was something very special that validated what we were doing and that people did appreciate what was going on in the small pockets of the mountains in afghanistan. he told me he was proud of us. >> we have a very important election coming up in a few days. a few questions about the democratic process. i like to know your thoughts on the democratic process here in america. some people have to li
you received the medal of honor by president obama. what did he say to you when you were presented with it? >> that is a difficult question. i do not remember that so much. that he was proud of me and that the country was proud of me. one thing for me that that it, it is not for me. i've never been in a gunfight or battle alone. i've never been asked to do anything alone. we have always done it together. it is not about the individual. it is about the team and the person to the left and...
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the scandal wednesday, president obama praised petraeus for extraordinary service saying he's seen no signs of a national security breach over the course of the investigation. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i've seen that classified information was disclosed that in any way would've had negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: republican senators brushed off that scandal calling the attack on benghazi far more important. >> there's the weird and the strange and the human failings in one camp. and there is a legitimate question about national security being breached in the other camp. >> reporter: meanwhile, paula broadwell remained at her brother's home in washington on wednesday still not talking. but officials a i the investigation was triggered in may when general john allen received an e-mail from an account called kelley patrol. it warned the general to stay away from kelley. general allen forwarded it to her. on the account she shares with her husband scott thinking kelley had sent it as a joke. sources closest to kelley told the general she hadn't s
the scandal wednesday, president obama praised petraeus for extraordinary service saying he's seen no signs of a national security breach over the course of the investigation. >> i have no evidence at this point from what i've seen that classified information was disclosed that in any way would've had negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: republican senators brushed off that scandal calling the attack on benghazi far more important. >> there's the weird and...
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at a time when our country is still recovering from the great recession our top priority has to be jobs and growth. that's the focus of the plan that i talked about during the campaign. >> president obama spoke publicly the night that he won his second term when he gave his basic victory speech in chicago. he did speak privately to some of his campaign volunteers in chicago. we likely would have never known about that or seen any tape of those remarks if not for the fact while the president was speaking he did something which he almost never does. he choked up an started crying when thanking his volunteers. that tape was widely seen. that was not a public event. today's remarks were the first time he's made an official public statement of any kind since election night. you can tell that in part by the huge round of applause as he walked into the room. applause from people invited to attend the speech and a bunch of white house staffers who may have not seen the president and vice president since they earned themselves another term and continuing the white house staffers employment for t
at a time when our country is still recovering from the great recession our top priority has to be jobs and growth. that's the focus of the plan that i talked about during the campaign. >> president obama spoke publicly the night that he won his second term when he gave his basic victory speech in chicago. he did speak privately to some of his campaign volunteers in chicago. we likely would have never known about that or seen any tape of those remarks if not for the fact while the...
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he's leading our country is for the future reign--there, and despite that warning we re-electedded him by a landslide. >> it sucks to be jeffers. >> stephanie: hi, chuck. >> caller: hi, stephanie how are you. >> stephanie: good. >> caller: i'm a recent fan. i think you're so damn sexy. >> stephanie: oh, thank you. please feel free to send me 20 to 30,000 inappropriate e-mails. >> caller: i would love to. >> stephanie: all right. >> caller: a couple of comments. there is a lady who commented about the situation in arizona. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: they reported on that last night. that oh, okay. >> caller: also, all these ceos who all of a sudden have to layoff people because obama won, like. >> stephanie: because they're just bitter? >> caller: they're just bitter particularly papa johns. >> stephanie: what's with the sucky pizza for right wing pizza guys. herman cane. >> caller: he wouldn't have it worry about paying extra costs if he didn't have a business. >> stephanie: did you sea his house on tv? how many square feet? oh yeah, he can't possibly afford it. >> it had two tunn
he's leading our country is for the future reign--there, and despite that warning we re-electedded him by a landslide. >> it sucks to be jeffers. >> stephanie: hi, chuck. >> caller: hi, stephanie how are you. >> stephanie: good. >> caller: i'm a recent fan. i think you're so damn sexy. >> stephanie: oh, thank you. please feel free to send me 20 to 30,000 inappropriate e-mails. >> caller: i would love to. >> stephanie: all right. >> caller: a...
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on million nairs. it really won't, i don't think. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. the republican party is going to fall to -- >> throw it on the hollywood libs. tax the hell out of them. get those hollywood libs. but now that he's hut in it that frame of mind and people can see, we're going to go after those hollywood liberals, tax them, get their movie money, do you think members of your party would be more amenable to this. >> you do a significant amount of reduction in spending along the lines of simpson/bowles where 75% of the savings on the debt came from spending reductions and 25% came from revenues. generate more revenues and apply some of it to the debt. the issue of taxing high-end folks is a straw dog. you generate about $50 million a year on that. you don't resolve the problem. you address a political issue. if we want to resolve the problem, it has to be a comprehensive agreement. >> it boils down to this arithmetic.
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on million nairs. it really won't, i don't think. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. the republican party is going to fall to -- >> throw it on the hollywood libs. tax the hell out of them. get those hollywood libs. but now that he's hut in it that frame of mind and people can see, we're going to go after those hollywood liberals, tax them, get their...
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to head off the fiscal cliff and the risk of a new recession hitting this country. top members of the house and senate spoke at the white house after a closed door session with the president. at issue is a series of tax hikes and spending cuts that could jeopardize the nation's economy. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff that's right in front of us today. >> and we felt very, i feel very good aut what we were able to talk about in there. we have the cornerstones of being able to work something out. jon: maya mcginnis is president of the committee for a responsible federal budget. she launched an ad campaign calling on leaders to work together to solve the problem, and her voice is very well heard in washington when it comes to this issue. so, ya, having listened to the sound bites -- so, maya, having listened to the sound bites after that white house meeting, are you hopeful? >> i think they can do this. i am hopeful. um, the fiscal cliff is helping to focus the mind of members of congress that they have to take action to deal with both not
to head off the fiscal cliff and the risk of a new recession hitting this country. top members of the house and senate spoke at the white house after a closed door session with the president. at issue is a series of tax hikes and spending cuts that could jeopardize the nation's economy. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff that's right in front of us today. >> and we felt very, i feel very good aut what we were able to talk about in there. we have the...
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you received the medal of honor by president obama. what did he say to you when you were presented with its? >> that is a difficult question. i do not remember that so much. that he was proud of me and that the country was proud of me. one thing for me that that it, it is not for me. i've never been in a gunfight or battle alone. i've never been asked to do anything alone. we have always done it together. it is not about the individual. it is about the team in the person to the left and right of you. . that at the white house thing with the president was something very special. to see my body's region my buddies that i fought alongside with -- to see my buddies and i fought alongside with receiving the alkylates was something very special that validated what we were doing and that people did appreciate what was going on in the small pockets of the mountains in afghanistan. he told me he was proud of us. >> we have a very important election coming up in a few days. if you questions about the democratic process. i like to know your thoug
you received the medal of honor by president obama. what did he say to you when you were presented with its? >> that is a difficult question. i do not remember that so much. that he was proud of me and that the country was proud of me. one thing for me that that it, it is not for me. i've never been in a gunfight or battle alone. i've never been asked to do anything alone. we have always done it together. it is not about the individual. it is about the team in the person to the left and...
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the country, african-americans are exactly the same, 13% in 2008 and 2012. in ohio, it had a 33% increase in black turnout in ohio. why did they win ohio? they won for a lot of reasons, but that's a huge part of the reason. and a huge part of the reason why the romney campaign, to the very end, thought how can we be losing ohio? this doesn't make sense. the obama campaign went out and found votes that they didn't know existed. >> strategically goes back even further than that where the romney people allowed david plouffe to draw up the map. and said this is where we're going to be fighting the battle. these are going to be the nine states. and that's where they fought them. instead of going into pennsylvania early, instead of going into minnesota, instead of forcing them to fight on their own turf more effectively. and they had all the money in the world. and all for nothing. >> so why do you think they did that? i'll take a guess at why they did that from talking to american a few of them. it's because they thought the country was such in a mood, in this ki
the country, african-americans are exactly the same, 13% in 2008 and 2012. in ohio, it had a 33% increase in black turnout in ohio. why did they win ohio? they won for a lot of reasons, but that's a huge part of the reason. and a huge part of the reason why the romney campaign, to the very end, thought how can we be losing ohio? this doesn't make sense. the obama campaign went out and found votes that they didn't know existed. >> strategically goes back even further than that where the...
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if president obama did in fact mislead the country on this, what do you think congress should do about it? >> that is a speculation. we don't know. we are all trying to find out what the facts are. and senator mccain doesn't know what happened. i think that what we are dealing with right at this moment is a signal from senator mccain that they are not going to cooperate with the second administration of barack obama, that they are going to stall out all of his nominations. this is their warning shot that they are going to filibuster her appointment and perhaps anybody else's. i think that's what it is. and here is the intelligence committee member. >> again, i'm really confused. the only point in contention really is whether or not this attack emerged from a protest and as soon as the information became clearer and it did take some time for that to happen, then that was perfectly clarified. there is absolutely -- it's inconceivable to me for anybody to speculate there would be a deliberate misleading of the american people. why would there be? it's perfectly inconsequential al. there w
if president obama did in fact mislead the country on this, what do you think congress should do about it? >> that is a speculation. we don't know. we are all trying to find out what the facts are. and senator mccain doesn't know what happened. i think that what we are dealing with right at this moment is a signal from senator mccain that they are not going to cooperate with the second administration of barack obama, that they are going to stall out all of his nominations. this is their...
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that is why obama got into trouble by saying you did not do it all by yourself. because there is a strong sense in this country that we do do everything by ourselves. for me, it is about excavating summer that the that people can recognize their own -- how to do that so people do not get defensive back and really recognize themselves -- but can really recognize themselves for their aspirational potential. potential is great but the on the ground reality that blocks them from obtaining that goal. >> that is one of the things about the 99%. -- taht i thoughhat i thought wo powerful. the recognition that people were looking at the small -- the recognition that i really do not -- i am actually with them. the growing desire to actually be with a 99% was fascinating to me. i did not think that was going to happen but it grew as people got this knowledge that there is this small number of people and corporations to actually have a lot of control and guess what? i will not be in that club. maybe, but i doubt it. >> that is the difference when we talk about the percentage
that is why obama got into trouble by saying you did not do it all by yourself. because there is a strong sense in this country that we do do everything by ourselves. for me, it is about excavating summer that the that people can recognize their own -- how to do that so people do not get defensive back and really recognize themselves -- but can really recognize themselves for their aspirational potential. potential is great but the on the ground reality that blocks them from obtaining that...
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president obama does not specifically reference the affair that director petraeus says that he had in his resignation letter. just his thoughts and prayers go out to the petraeus family. this comes at a time when the obama administration is under intense scrutiny for the benghazi attack that left four americans dead, including ambassador stevens. he was expected to testify next week and that is now not going to hoopen. i just want to make one note about the acting director, michael morell he is someone who is a career agency officer. someone who the president has a lot of confidence in and, according to the administration official, this is someone who was deeply engaged in the planning and effort to take down osama bin laden and who briefed the president regularly, so it really bolstered the president's confidence in him. right now he is serving as acting director and, again, just stunning news developing here on this friday afternoon. jim, wendy? >> thanks, kristen. >>> in the district, police are looking for the men who fired shots near the white house this morn as they were reporte
president obama does not specifically reference the affair that director petraeus says that he had in his resignation letter. just his thoughts and prayers go out to the petraeus family. this comes at a time when the obama administration is under intense scrutiny for the benghazi attack that left four americans dead, including ambassador stevens. he was expected to testify next week and that is now not going to hoopen. i just want to make one note about the acting director, michael morell he is...
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country from going over the fiscal cliff. and step aside. this nine-year-old girl is giving the boys a run for their money. that little girl. that's live coming up. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, nothe mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. ♪ [ camera clicks ] ♪ it's hard to resist the craveable nature of a nature valley sweet & salty
country from going over the fiscal cliff. and step aside. this nine-year-old girl is giving the boys a run for their money. that little girl. that's live coming up. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, nothe mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for low flat rate. yea, i know....
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. >> a dangerous time for the country. >> reporter: the fight is over how to address the growing debt. democrats want to raise the taxes on the wealthiest 2%. republicans want to extend tax cuts to everyone. president obama is asking lawmakers to act now on the one area they do agree. >> we should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy. here's something we agree on. we don't want middle class taxes to go up. let's go ahead and lock that in. >> reporter: republicans say they're ready for compromise. also demanding any deal including cuts to program like social security and medicare. >> additional revenue should be tied to the only thing that will save the country in the long run, and that is reforming entitlements. we know that you can't raise taxes enough to solve the problem. >> reporter: as the debate continues, executives are meeting personally with the president, telling him ongoing uncertainty about the future will hurt the economy. this friday president obama will meet with democrats and republicans to talk about the fiscal cliff in their firs
. >> a dangerous time for the country. >> reporter: the fight is over how to address the growing debt. democrats want to raise the taxes on the wealthiest 2%. republicans want to extend tax cuts to everyone. president obama is asking lawmakers to act now on the one area they do agree. >> we should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy. here's something we agree on. we don't want middle class taxes to go up. let's go ahead and lock that in....
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stuart: obama has raised taxes on the rich. i still have a little bit of hope that somebody will do something reasonable in this country. i'm inclined to believe it is almost inevitable that tax hikes are coming our way. stuart: let's review our discussion. >> you don't think anybody will do anything reasonable in this country again? is going to happen. believe it or not somebody will do something reasonable. >> you might as well try to teach it -- teach a cat to bark. it doesn't feel like it right now. stuart: there is no way you will take a victorious barack obama away from raising tax rates on the ritz. >> if that happens the economy is socked in the democrats will win for a generation. stuart: they're in my year saying leave it right there. got it? it is yours.
stuart: obama has raised taxes on the rich. i still have a little bit of hope that somebody will do something reasonable in this country. i'm inclined to believe it is almost inevitable that tax hikes are coming our way. stuart: let's review our discussion. >> you don't think anybody will do anything reasonable in this country again? is going to happen. believe it or not somebody will do something reasonable. >> you might as well try to teach it -- teach a cat to bark. it doesn't...
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and he said that the president thinks very highly of general allen, of his service to his country, of the job he's done in afghanistan. and one reporter asked if he, if the president has the full faith, or if general allen, i should say, has the full faith of president obama. and here's what carney said. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job at isap. and i would rephrase the pentagon for the process underway with regards to general allen. >> reporter: now carney downplayed questions on whether this whole situation illuminates something about the culture of military leadership. he said these are two events seeming to say they are two isolated instances, but zoraida, he did say that the president was surprised, i guess that's not particularly surprising, to learn about general petraeus. and that's really as far as carney would go, saying he was very surprised and that was his initial reaction to learn of this situation when he first learned on wednesday. >> i know he called it an unwelcomed development as well. this afternoon the president w
and he said that the president thinks very highly of general allen, of his service to his country, of the job he's done in afghanistan. and one reporter asked if he, if the president has the full faith, or if general allen, i should say, has the full faith of president obama. and here's what carney said. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job at isap. and i would rephrase the pentagon for the process underway with regards to general allen....
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he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall, a ceremony honoring the aging world war ii vets. there are a couple of more events around our region today. officially, veterans day was yesterday but it is being observed today so no post office and government workers have the day off. >>> a slippery situation at one airport. a plane flies right off the runway. >>> a tragedy at a home for seniors. a menu of wild mushrooms that proved to be deadly. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> a man accused of being the east coast rapist reportedly admits to raping several women. aaron thomas spoke to a reporter for the "washington post" from a cell where he is awaiting trial. he told the reporter he attacked several women in several states beginning two decades ago but doesn't know why. he said quote, i need hel
he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall, a ceremony honoring the aging world war ii vets. there are a couple of more events around our region today. officially, veterans day was yesterday but it is being...
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she argues it's one of the biggest issues facing the country. today the issue is inequality. in the guest spot we welcome back sister simone campbell. how does raising taxes on the wealthy, as i think congress and the president should do, relate to social justice and inequality? >> first of all, what you need to know is that the wealthy would continue to have the tax breaks on the first $250,000 of their income. so everybody would keep a tax break. it would be just on income above $250,000. this is so important because the programs that we call safety net programs serve often the working poor like billy and his wife and two kids that we met in milwaukee on the first bus trip. billy worked full time at minimum wage, but because minimum wage still keeps you in poverty, he only has enough money to use his entire salary to keep a roof over his family's head. he uses food stamps and st. benedict's dining room to feed his family. what i realized is that these safety net programs, while they're -- i think governor romney would call them a handout or charity to billy, also benefit hi
she argues it's one of the biggest issues facing the country. today the issue is inequality. in the guest spot we welcome back sister simone campbell. how does raising taxes on the wealthy, as i think congress and the president should do, relate to social justice and inequality? >> first of all, what you need to know is that the wealthy would continue to have the tax breaks on the first $250,000 of their income. so everybody would keep a tax break. it would be just on income above...
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they're trying to keep the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. they have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts that could send us into a recession. the president has already met with labor and business leaders this week to get their input on a potential spending plan. >>> the group that runs d.c.'s two major airports and the dulles toll road will face tough questions from congress today. a house committee wants more answers about a scathing audit of the metro washington airport authority. the report includes details of lavish spending on travel and contracts that were given to former board members. >>> wurn family relieved, another grieving after the verdict in the bowie state murder trial. alexis simpson was accused of stabbing her roommate dominique frazier last year. the two got in a fight over loud music in their dorm room. defense attorneys argued that simpson was bullied and was fighting back after the stabbing happened. she took the stand in her own defense on the final day of testimony. >>
they're trying to keep the country from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. they have to reach a deal by the end of the year to avoid steep tax hikes and deep spending cuts that could send us into a recession. the president has already met with labor and business leaders this week to get their input on a potential spending plan. >>> the group that runs d.c.'s two major airports and the dulles toll road will face tough questions from congress today. a house committee wants more...
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raising taxes on better-off americans. >> the president did campaign all over this country. he talked about it in debates, he talked about it in speeches on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues. and he was re-elected by in a significant way. so i think that, hopefully, >> woodruff: house speaker john boehner said yesterday that republicans are willing to consider raising revenues, but only within limits. >> the president has called for a balanced approach to the deficit-- a combination of spending cuts and increased revenues. but a balanced approach isn't balanced if it means higher taxes on small businesses that are the key to getting our economy moving again and keeping it moving. >> woodruff: meanwhile, republican and democratic senators-- known as the gang of eight-- have restarted talks aimed at finding a deal. they held a conference call yesterday. and wall street signaled its own concern with wednesday's big sell-off. it was blamed partly on fears there will be no deal, and the country will go off the fiscal cliff. a number of busine
raising taxes on better-off americans. >> the president did campaign all over this country. he talked about it in debates, he talked about it in speeches on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues. and he was re-elected by in a significant way. so i think that, hopefully, >> woodruff: house speaker john boehner said yesterday that republicans are willing to consider raising revenues, but only within limits. >> the president has called for a...